Wellesley Institute is pleased to announce that Steve Lurie will be joining us in the role of Senior Fellow. A leader in mental health in Canada, Steve recently retired from the Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch, where he served as Executive Director for 41 years. Steve is an adjunct professor at the University of […]
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Event Recap: #WellesleyTalks panel inspires hope about A.I. and achieving health equity
At the first #WellesleyTalks panel event, A.I. and Health Equity: Opportunities and challenges for ethics and policy, held on April 3, 2019, a panel of thought leaders explored the role and implications of artificial intelligence on health equity issues of the day. We expanded the conversation by asking our in-house and digital audience to pose […]
Wellesley Institute is headed back to our roots!
In 2021, we will moving into a new permanent home in southeast Toronto, very close to the location where the original Wellesley Hospital stood. We are in the process of renovating our new location, and in the meantime, we will be working at a temporary space. Effective January 1st, 2020 we will be located 26 […]
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Prince Charles hears from community, business leaders at Royal Report-Back session in Toronto
When His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, visited UforChange and Yonge Street Mission in downtown Toronto on May 22, it was part of a large and interesting initiative called Prince’s Seeing is Believing that brings together high-performing community organizations and senior business executives. Veteran Toronto Star columnist Carol Goar provides an overview of the results that are already starting to […]
Dr. Kwame McKenzie Receives Honorary Diploma from GBC
Wellesley Institute is proud to announce our CEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie has received an honorary diploma of General Arts & Sciences from the Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies from George Brown College. As CEO of the Wellesley Institute, an organization that works in policy and research to create a healthier and more equitable environment across […]
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Healthier Cities and Communities Hub: Request For Proposals
Healthier Cities and Communities Hub Seed Grant / Pilot Project REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS November 14, 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) of the University of Toronto, Wellesley Institute and Toronto Public Health issue this Seed Grant / Pilot Project Request for Proposals. The grants will support the bringing together of community, public sector, […]
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Impact Report 2021/2022
Navigating the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic came with many challenges. New challenges including accessing vaccines, coping with increased mental health problems and the lack of much-needed race-based data collection. We also continued to confront existing challenges, including a growing housing crisis, increased unaffordability and historic inequities that put low-income and racialized communities at […]
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November 13 Event Speakers Announced
Since the summer, the Wellesley Institute team has been updating our highly successful social determinants of health exhibit, Making the Connections. Now we’re looking forward to showing it to the public on November 13 at The 519. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of learning and conversation about how to make the city a healthier, more liveable […]
Ryan Meili on his new book ‘A Healthy Society’ at the Wellesley Institute
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Event: Mental Health and the Megacity
We are in the midst of a new era of urbanization. The United Nations predicts that two-thirds of the world will live in cities by 2050. Policymakers have begun to grapple with the economic and environmental consequences of this mass urbanization, but what are the implications for human health and mental well-being? Professor Nikolas Rose is […]